A province as flat as Saskatchewan seems an unlikely place to produce one of the world's best snowboarders but Regina-born Mark McMorris has proved the doubters wrong. The three-time Olympic medallist returns home this weekend to promote the sport that is growing more popular by the day.
The Saskatoon Fire Department scans the city to make sure people aren't outside in the extreme cold, the Prairie Harm Reduction's drop-in site is becoming a 24/7 warming location and a hip-hop artist Biz Nico has turned a old school bus into a mobile heating centre.
The Griffin Takeaway has more than 80 gluten-free items on the menu, and most are vegetarian or vegan as well. Co-owner Derek Barr said probably the most common thing they hear from customers is, “You can trust eating here; you don’t have to worry about getting sick.”